Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-11
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

There were nearly 40 who went from
this city on the excursion to Boston over
the Rutland road Monday and Tuesday.
The plan of the Champain Valley
Poultry association to hold an exhibition
in st. Adams next month has been aban-
doned.
The Catholic Young Mems Union will
give musical and variety entertainment
in Howard Opera House Thanksgiving
| night.
Preliminary steps have been taken for
the formation of Councils of Royal and
Select Masons at Waterbury, VT, and
Island Pond, VT
The secretary of the treasury has APP
pointed Milo A. Williams keeper OF the
lighthouse station at Juniper island vice
Henry Clark, removed.
Joseph Barney the young man arrested
for larceny in Shelburn, was taken by
Sheriff Barton Friday to Rutland
where he will spend 12S days in the House
of Correction
Stannard Post is to give a campfire in
City Hall in the near future, when it is
expected that addresses will be made by
prominent veterans.
The ad iourned meeting Of the directors
of the Champlain Valley association for
the election of officers and the transaction
of other business will be held at the city
court room November 16.
Ex-Mayor U. A. Woodbury. has sold his
int. est in the Pioneer shops to his part
ner, j r. Booth, and has given possession
Col. Woodbury. had a half interest which
was valued in the sale at 100000.
The funeral of Miss Martha Walker was
held Sunday at the residence of Mr.. O.
j. Walker on South Union street. Rev.
Dr. Eaton officiating. The remains was
taken to Ferrisburgh for lnterment.
The inmates Of the lookup had a mar.
row escape from death by asphyX alton
Monday night. An epileptic turned OIL
the gas and then turned it on again. An
officer discovered the condition OF the
room and shut off the gas.
Camp William Wells Sons of Veterans
will give an entertainment in the Howard
Opera House Tuesday evening, Nov %.
L. will consist of readings by Prof Frank
Bradford, and vocal and instrumental
music. The details will be announced
| later.
The adjourned hearing in the case OF
the will of Harry Sutton of st. George
came up in the Probate Court Tuesday.
The COME tants waived any further hear
Ing and the court allowed the will. The
contestants appealed from the allowance
to the County Court
| Many improvements have been made on
and about the Methodist church grounds.
| The parsonage has been repainted, the
lawns have been graded and turfed, the
walks tagged and the driveway gravelled,
improving the appearance of the whole
very materially.
Some Of the street cars are now heated
BY new kind OF heater placed under the
seats, in which is burned an odorless fuel.
The fuel has TO he repleni,hed only once
in Is hours and no chimneys are required.
The fuel is a patent composition which is
in use on many of the Western lines.
One thousand tons of steel rails have
just been received at this port which will
be used on the Rutland road. These rails
will lay over II miles and the most of
them will be used the other side of Rut-
land, there being but a mile and half of
iron this side of that town.
1t is understood that young Sullivan,
one Of the boys convicted of setting fire to
to the depot at Winooski about year and
half ago, who escaped from the Jail here
after being sentenced to two years in the
House of Correction, is very low with con
sumption and his friends are trying to
make arrangements for his return here
before he dies.
The students of the Vermont Episcopal
Institute were given a half holiday We'd
nesday which at the invitation of L. 5.
Drew they spent very pleasantly at Lake
| View Farm" Between samping the
fruit of the large orchard and exploring
the numerous buildings and interesting
places the boys had a pleasant time.
| The First Baptist church of this city
have extended an invitation to the Yer
mont Baptist State convention to hold its
next session here and the invitation has
been accepted. The national anniversaries
of the Baptist churches OF the United
States will be held next May in Cincin-
natl, Ohio
Miss Martha Walker, who has been liv-
ing many years with her brother, Mr. O.
j. Walker, died very suddenly Friday
morning. She has been prominent in the
work of the Methodist church of which
she has long been a member, and she will
be greatly missed.
Work was suspended on the county
Jail Wednesday, owing to the exhaustion
of the $4,000 in available funds provided
| for by the last Legislature and the refus-
al of the assistant county judges to adj
vance to the commissioners the remainder
of the $1,000 or so realized from the sale of
the old Jail property and the special tax
levied for the purpose.
A reception was rendered the Rev. DR.
and Mrs. Worcester at the parlors of the
First church Friday afternoon be-
tween the hours of 3 and 6. A large num-
Der of their friends from nearly all of the
! churches in the city were present to meet
them after their long and pleasant trip to
Europe. The afternoon was very pleas